Jamie Turner at MLI‚ Inc. Jamie Turner faces a difficult situation at Modern Lighting Industries Inc. (MLI). The company is struggling financially and has recently been acquired by a larger firm. Turner was hired as Vice President (V.P.) of marketing and sales by company president Pat Cardullo. Turner was all but guaranteed Cardullo’s position in less than two years when he was hired. However‚ six months later‚ the young manager’s future at the company is in serious jeopardy. The root cause(s)
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Jamie Turner Case Study Problem Statement Jamie Turner and Pat Cardullo of Modern Lighting Industries‚ Inc need to recognize and address their interpersonal issues that have created a disconnect between them and throughout the whole MLI workforce. Hypothesis 1. Jamie Turner and Pat Cardullo have very different assumptions and expectations for Turner’s new position and MLI as a company. This hinders their relationship and prevents effective communication. This may be contributed to a
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Problem Statement Jamie Turner joined the MLI Company as vice president for marketing and sales. Things seemed going well until Jamie made a decision of price-cutting strategy to increase company’s sales volume. Cardullo who is president of MLI didn’t agree with that decision and they continually had conflicts with each other after that. They were really negative influence the workplace and the company. Analysis In the case‚ there are five major conflicts between Jamie and Cardullo: 1. Then new
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Background Jamie turner is an 32-year old MBA-graduate. Six years back he earned his MBA from a top-rated Business school. Turner is struggling in his third management position since he completing his MBA just six-years earlier. Turner is currently working for Modern Lightning Industries‚ Inc. (MLI) were he is hired for the job Vice President for marketing and sales. Problem Statement Jamie Turner is unhappy about the fact that Cardullo is not keeping his promises and that he is reversing
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Problem Statement: After working at Modern Lighting Industries (MLI) for a short time Jamie Turner is confronted with differences between the president‚ Pat Cardullo‚ and himself. Jamie is concerned that the relationship between he and Pat has grown to be unpredictable and frustrating‚ which is causing much uncertainty. Analysis: 1. It may be that the hierarchy in the organization struggle with conflict management. While working at his first job out of college Jamie’s boss had taught him
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Jamie Turner Case Case 2: Jamie Turner at MLI‚ Inc Hilary Kuykendall Ya Liang 1. How did Turner get himself into this predicament? What is going on for Cardullo? Many reasons contribute to the situation Turner’s currently in‚ first of all being his abrupt decision of taking the job. The job offer by MLI is very appealing‚ though‚ Turner isn’t thinking thoroughly about whether or not he is capable of
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Case Summary of Jamie Turner The case describes the evolution of an interpersonal mismatch between a previously successful manager‚ Jamie Turner‚ and his new boss‚ Pat Cardullo. Turner‚ a 32 year old MBA graduate‚ has been recruited by Cardullo to be vice president of marketing and sales at Modern Lighting Industries‚ Inc. (MLI). MLI‚ a struggling regional distributor of industrial lighting systems and equipment based in Chicago‚ has recently been acquired by a division of the much larger San
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culture Leadership Firm performance Course Objectives and Outcomes At the conclusion of this course students will understand the performance expectations for graduate student work‚ be able to apply case analysis methodology to common managerial situations‚ recognize and manage interpersonal dynamics within a team‚ be able analyze variables within an organizational culture employ appropriate techniques in communicating in a professional context understand of employee behavior is shaped by incentives
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facing Jamie Turner and MLI‚ Inc. as a whole are a lack of leadership‚ poor organization‚ poor planning and decision-making‚ and a lack of communication. The top executive of the organization did not display any of the managerial skills‚ except technical skills‚ needed to create a productive work environment. The organizational structure does not provide enough support for the diverse needs of MLI and created a power vacuum at the executive level of MLI. Different organizational cultures at MLI and
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CONTENTS PART ONE – CASE STUDY ANALYSIS 3 KEY ISSUES: 1) What did Pat Cardullo and Jamie Turner each initially bring to the situation at MLI that would seem to ensure success? Failure? 3 POSSIBLE SOLUTION AND ALTERNATIVE COURSES OF ACTION: 3) How‚ if at all‚ should Turner approach Cardullo at the end of the case? 5 PART 2 - INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION ON GROUP AND TEAM PROCESSES 9 INTRODUCTION 9 ANALYSYS: Team performance 9 ANALYSYS: Play the role. 10 ANALYSYS: Strengths and weaknesses
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